In-person and Online: Obama Foundation - Beyond the Browser: Building Reliable Software for Museum Kiosks and Public Installations - Chi Hack Night

In this session, Diana will explore what it takes to build software for physical spaces, where reliability, security, and usability are inseparable. Drawing from the development of the Obama President...

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Online: Achieving Accessibility - Making IT Work for People with Disabilities - Chi Hack Night

Join Mike Scott, Chief Information Accessibility Officer for the State of Illinois, to learn what’s new in the world of information accessibility, including what you can do to help make sure your IT w...

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In-person and Online: Fighting to Fund our Schools: Organizing with Data (Chicago Teachers Union) - Chi Hack Night

Join to us for a presentation from the Chicago Teachers Union.

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In-person and Online: Chicago Transit Authority - Chi Hack Night

Join to us for a presentation from the Chicago Transit Authority.

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Online: Tackling the Unprecedented Challenges of Data Centers & The POWER Act - Chi Hack Night

Come hear a presentation from Citizens Utility Board on energy use and data centers.

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Online: Tracking the Unprecedented: Cataloging Federal Criminal Prosecutions in an Era of Overreach - Chi Hack Night

Come hear a presentation from the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers about a criminal case tracker they maintain.

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Online: Life as a Local Legislator - Chi Hack Night

In June 2025, Derek Eder was appointed to be a Trustee for the Village of Oak Park, a suburb west of Chicago with 54,000 residents known for being ethnically diverse and socially liberal. Derek will t...

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In-person and Online: Lucy Parsons Labs - Chicago's Fight against Automated License Plate Readers - Chi Hack Night

Join to hear about Chicago's Fight against Automated License Plate Readers.

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Online: From Neglected to Beloved: How Vision, Policy, Data, and Engagement Revived the Chicago-Calumet River System - Chi Hack Night

Come hear a presentation from Friends of the Chicago River

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In-person and Online: Four-Flats, ADUs, and Beyond - How Abundant Housing Illinois is Reshaping Chicago - Chi Hack Night

What does it mean to be a YIMBY? As the Illinois chapter of the national “Yes In My Backyard” movement, Abundant Housing Illinois advocates for building more homes of all types; from affordable housin...

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Online: One Year In - What We Know the Trump Administration Means for Public Interest Technology - Chi Hack Night

Join Reilly Martin from Technologists for the Public Good, Kate Green from We The Builders, and Christopher Whitaker from the Alliance of Civic Technology for a panel discussion on what the last year ...

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Online: Govbot: Decentralized Government Data Meets AI Analysis — Built for Citizens and Activists - Chi Hack Night

Legislative data is hard to parse, track, and organize—and existing solutions can disappear overnight, like Google’s Civic Information API did in 2024. What would a decentralized, open-source alternat...

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In-person and Online: Bicyclist Fatalities - Investigating USDOT-Registered Carriers, City of Chicago Contracts, & Insurance Networks - Chi Hack Night

Bike Lane Uprising has conducted a data-driven audit and risk analysis of over 50,000 Illinois companies registered with the United States Department of Transportation - specifically examining their r...

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Bicyclist Fatalities - Investigating USDOT-Registered Carriers, City of Chicago Contracts, & Insurance Networks Hosted by ChiHack Night: 12/9/25 Online & in Person

Bike Lane Uprising has conducted a data-driven audit and risk analysis of over 50,000 Illinois companies registered with the United States Department of Transportation - specifically examining their r...

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In-person and Online: Open Hack - Chi Hack Night

There will be no presentation this week. Instead, we're going to have an Open Hack. Join us in-person at i.c.stars for introductions, socializing, announcements and breakout groups.

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Online: The IMPACT Program - Funding solutions that address digital gaps and leverage storytelling - Chi Hack Night

In 2024, Cook County and City Bureau partnered to co-design and launch the IMPACT Small Grants Program to provide funding and storytelling support to local nonprofits, media organizations, and librari...

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In-person and Online: Generating 1.9 Million Static Web Pages to Explore How the Cook County Assessor’s Statistical Model Valued Your Home - Chi Hack Night

In this talk, the CCAO Data team will explain how and why they built HomeVal. They’ll dive into the nitty-gritty details of how they designed and implemented the app — from developing an AI explainabi...

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Online: Namesake - Simplifying legal name and gender marker changes for trans people in the U.S. - Chi Hack Night

Namesake was founded in 2021 to help trans people in Massachusetts navigate the legal name change process. Namesake's open source web application is built to securely guide people through the steps re...

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Online: Investigating the Trump administration’s deportations to a maximum security prison in El Salvador - Chi Hack Night

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Online: The Civics of Technology Project - Chi Hack Night

The Civics of Technology Project (CoT) is a grassroots education organization that conducts research, develops curriculum, and offers professional development for teachers and students to critically i...

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Online: Chicago Food Rescue - Chi Hack Night

Chicago Food Rescue bridges the gap between food waste and food insecurity in Chicago. Volunteers use an app to deliver surplus food that would otherwise be thrown out directly to organizations servin...

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In-person and Online: Community Feedback Session - Chi Hack Night

Join us for a facilitated group conversation about how we, as both individuals and a community, might navigate the rising authoritarian government in the US. During these times, it's important to stay...

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In-person and Online: City of Chicago’s Department of Technology and Innovation​ - Chi Hack Night

Hear from the Chicago Department of Tech and Innovation leaders on recent progress and projects.

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Online: CityCamp 2025: A global movement of community-focused events that foster civic collaboration and innovation - Chi Hack Night

Hear about CityCamp - an “unconference” designed to bring together technologists, nonprofit leaders, and local government stakeholders to collaborate on innovative ways to improve our cities.

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Online: How the CTA is Fighting Ghost Buses - Chi Hack Night

Hear from three CTA employees on technical improvements the Chicago Transit Authority has been working on.

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In-person and Online: For the Public Good: Technology at Chicago Public Library​ - Chi Hack Night

Learn more about technology at CPL

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Online: Property tax foreclosures in Cook County - Chi Hack Night

Since 2019, more than 1,000 Cook County homeowners have lost their homes and home equity to investors — called tax buyers — through property tax foreclosure. Collectively, these homeowners owed $2.3 m...

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Online: Build your Tech skills with CCC - Chi Hack Night

City Colleges helps students enter and evolve in a tech career—no matter where they start. With classes offering college credit, industry certifications, and professional development, it’s an affordab...

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Online: Promontory Point: How to Save the Point - Chi Hack Night

Promontory Point Conservancy works to protect and preserve Promontory Point, Burnham Park, on Chicago’s South Side. For the past 25 years, the Conservancy, a community-led non-profit, has advocated to...

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In-person and Online: Cook County Treasurer's Office - Chi Hack Night

The Cook County property tax assessment appeals system shifted nearly $2 billion in property taxes onto homeowners from businesses over just three years, with lower-income, Black and Latino homeowners...

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